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Maybe he was a dog in a past life.

Yes! We've got him! Didn't even need to use the search function. Cuff him.

Benji is not an adult human's name.

He's just moved his family up here, talks about his fondness for the region, and his kids are now settled in school up here. Also, St George's Park is based in Burton on Trent. Its a 190 mile commute from Bournemouth. The exact same distance as it is from Newcastle. Other than that, GREAT POINTS.

I'll just add that the chants were homphobic as well. I say that not to demonise him, but to make you all understand that homophobia is another thing that doesn't reflect his beliefs or character. It's just good that this incident has allowed us to get to know him a bit better.

Raw minced pork can absolutely get fucked btw. Their mistake was in trying it, not in (presumably) being disgusted by it.

Make sure you're sitting down for this next bit, but I'm here to tell you that his actions don't reflect his beliefs or his character.

There's also the small matter of Howe collecting a bunch of tired players at the end of a season, taking them to the World Cup, and trying to convince them that intensity remains their identity as they wilt in the heat of Mexico/Florida.

Aye. If that's the system they're trying to develop, then you have to implement it when the moment arises. If you continue to have your head turned by the big name, then your England DNA framework is just empty words.

Looks class Tom. The simpler, the better with guitars, I reckon, and they don't come much simpler than that.

This lad will not be able to get out of there quick enough.

Howe staying would be preferable. Twitter knows fuck all.

The world can't be this binary man. These are people that have to maintain diplomatic relations with some very unpleasant people. He's not gone there to be BFFs with the bloke. You can take that view, but the Foreign Secretary can't.

He's too good for that to be true!

I think Howe would be a brilliant England manager if he decided to take it btw. He'd bring the nice guy Eddie thing, so it would be continuation Southgate from that pov, but with tactical and coaching nous that Southgate could only dream of.

He's the double of @thebrokendollfrom what I've heard.

The idea of Eales wanting his own man... He'd be crazy to sack Howe and would be taking a massive unnecessary risk on his own reputation. I don't think the idea of us replacing Howe is remotely on the agenda, whether the FA comes knocking or not.

They'll not just give the new bloke the next WC and bin them if they don't win it. Not when Southgate has just had 8 years. The question for Howe will be does he think it comes around again if he knocks it back now. And if it did come around again, would he have the same quality of players to work with. I think he'll probably end up knocking it back cos he doesn't see himself as an international manager yet (too much downtime). Alternatively, his kids are young, maybe downtime would be good to spend more time with them. I think it'll be a really hard decision if they do approach him. I would assume he'll be well clear at the top of their list though.

I've only just discovered that Cole Palmer is mixed race. His dad is from St Kitts and Nevis. Well blow me down with a feather!

Didn't CT say he was Marketing Director or something? It's the mid-80s. The world has turned neon. The home computer is just taking off. Music has gone electronic. The rise of the VCR is upon us. Tron is showing in every cinema across the land. Cut to SCS Marketing Campaign Meeting. "I'm telling you! Matthews SELLS! The man is a fucking 70 year old SUPERSTAR!"

He'll no doubt be trousering a load of cash for it, but this is great.

This is how cool I am. I'm trying to combine two spreadsheet models and to make sure I'm doing it right, I'm comparing the new output to the old output to make sure it's still giving the same answer as it did previously. So of course every success is met with a Theresa May cry of "NOTHING HAS CHANGED". I blame 4+ years of working from home. Just me and the dog.

Prif Weinidog? GET A BETTER LANGUAGE, WALES.

I like the French system where you get a shot at it one weekend and the chance to go "let's pump the brakes lads, the racists are winning" for the next weekend.